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Helloooo there my lovely people!
Sooo Tuesday I definitely had a bit of a culture shock. I don´t know what happened but I guess everything hit me at once. It was my first real day at the orphanage and my first full day living the life of a Peruvian. This part of the country really reminds me of the poor areas in Juarez, Mexico for those El Pasoans out there. You think it wouldn´t even phase me, but it did. I had a very bad day on Tuesday. And as for teaching...ugh...I have the utmost respect for teachers! I especially admire my mother (more than I already did) for being an amazing bi-lingual teacher. I don´t know how you guys do it. For all my former teachers out there...I am seriously sorry for all the headaches I gave you! Why any of you liked me I don´t know!! haha But I do know that I wanted to lock myself in the bathroom and cry. It was so hard! Especially with little kids and my Spanish not being that great made it hard to explain everything. I was honestly tempted to tell them that I didn´t want to teach anymore, but I went home that night and did a lot of thinking/crying. And like someone told me...¨I didn´t sign up for easy. It may be hard on you but it is what they need...to make things better for them.¨:) So I sucked it up and went in with a better attitude yesterday. Don´t get me wrong...I still wanted to lock myself in the bathroom when it was over...and I´m still not a fan...but to see how excited the girls are to learn another language and have someone who truly cares about helping them learn...ugh...I cannot even describe the feeling to you guys. I also went in with a new approach...Front Office Manager Mary came out yesterday...not going to lie! HAHA I used my skills from training employees and managers in the classroom. For those former employees and co-workers out there you know she means business! My day seemed to go better...not sure if their´s did. haha jk! Thanks Arlene, SPitts, and Rhoda for letting me vent and giving me words of encouragement. I needed it!!!!!
I also visted the clinic and will start tomorrow. It is heartbreaking. I am going to have a really hard time with this...I already know I´m going to have to step out to cry. But if I can help improve/touch the life of a child...then I´ll suck it up and do it.
From this point forward I will work from 8:30am-1:00pm and then 2:30-6:00pm. May not sound like a long day to you...but for someone who is unemployed and goes to bed at 3 am and wakes up at 11:00am (okay maybe noon)...and just applies for jobs all day...that´s way too long of day!!!
Hmmmm...what else...I really like the family I live with. They are all great people. It is a little hard for me to watch the mother and daughter interact as they remind me a lot of my mom and me. But I still enjoy getting to know them and learn about their culture.
I have to tell you about the bus system here...they have normal buses and then they have these buses that are pretty similar to a hotel shuttle but the way they operate it is so interesting. They have two or three people in the shuttle...one drives...and one stands at the door with the window open. As they approach a stop he or she will yell out the window what bus it is and where it´s going. They open the door rapidly and hurry you into the bus...the bus is practically taking off while you are jumping in (seriously!) and then that person collects the money. Not sure what the third person does...maybe they switch off. I don´t know but Ï thought it was interesting!
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